Complete excision and panpleuropneumonectomy resulting in long-term survival for a teenager with invasive thymoma: report of a case.
Journal: Surgery Today
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Abstract
An 18-year-old girl with invasive thymoma and pleural dissemination underwent a complete removal of the tumor with combined resection of the pericardium and a panpleuropneumonectomy of the left lung. At the time of writing, 70 months later, she was doing well under the classification of grade I performance status with no signs of recurrence. Thus, complete surgical removal of this tumor can prolong the survival time of patients with invasive thymoma and pleural dissemination.
Authors
H Nakahashi, S Maeo, T Osaki, K Dobashi, Y Horiuchi, Y Miyazaki
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